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GDL 80: Von Mises VS Tragedy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ramer (ranked 5784 p4p, 4077 weight class) and Brook Spilih (ranked 618 p4p, 493 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Ramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brook Spilih!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spilih looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramer is looking to counter the offense by Spilih and move into the clinch.
Spilih moves into the clinch.
Spilih successfully pulls guard.
Spilih avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramer wanted to stand there but Spilih had control of the position.
Ramer stands and steps away. Spilih gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spilih misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramer throws a head kick that misses.
Spilih pushes Ramer up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spilih is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Spilih after a bit of a struggle.
Ramer is trying to force a seperation but Spilih has the dominant position.
Ramer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spilih.
Jake Ramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brook Spilih.
Spilih avoiding damage as Ramer throws knees to the body.
Ramer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spilih decides to pull guard.
Ramer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ramer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spilih is keeping the position for now.
Spilih bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramer wants to stand up but Spilih is controlling him.
Spilih stands and steps away. Ramer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ramer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spilih cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spilih.
Ramer closes the distance and clinches up with Spilih, looking for a takedown. Ramer pushes Spilih against the cage but Spilih circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spilih has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramer fails with the takedown.
Spilih shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spilih's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spilih shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramer sprawls well. He's pushed Spilih's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spilih rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramer tries for a takedown but Spilih circles away easily
and Spilih moves into the clinch.
Spilih is pressed up against the cage. Ramer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spilih down to the mat. Spilih avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramer is breathing heavily.
Spilih shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramer sprawls well. He's pushed Spilih's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spilih shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramer as he avoids it easily.
Spilih instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spilih is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spilih is trying to pull guard but Ramer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramer wants to take the fight to the mat but Spilih manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramer tries a knee to the head but Spilih blocks it.
Ramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spilih successfully pulls guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spilih trying to control the position here.
Ramer wants to stand but Spilih is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Spilih dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spilih shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramer as he jumps to the side.
Ramer throws a quick counter head kick but Spilih was just out of range.
Spilih has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramer being controlled against the cage.
Spilih is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilih trying to land knees to the body.
Spilih wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramer has him pressed against the cage.
Spilih is trying to break the clinch but Ramer is controlling him.
Spilih is trying to push Ramer away but Ramer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilih prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spilih closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spilih's brow.
Spilih blocking some punches.
Ramer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spilih is looking for a takedown.
Spilih pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spilih is working for takedown but Ramer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jake Ramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brook Spilih.
Spilih tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ramer has Spilih pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spilih manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spilih gets underhooks to prevent Ramer's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilih keeps control of Ramer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramer struggles to land a body shot inside as Spilih controls his hands.
Ramer throws an elbow that misses.
Spilih has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ramer uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spilih tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spilih throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spilih throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ramer throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramer trying to control but Spilih is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spilih wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spilih has closed the distance and engaged Ramer in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Spilih.
Ramer gets underhooks to prevent Spilih's takedown attempt.
Ramer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spilih is trying to pull guard but Ramer has him pressed against the cage.
Spilih prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spilih can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spilih working hard to break the clinch.
Ramer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spilih tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramer prevents Spilih from breaking the clinch.
Spilih manages to pull guard.
Spilih trying to strike off his back.
Ramer trying to control but Spilih is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spilih looking for a sweep. Not yet Spilih, not yet.
Spilih throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Spilih showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Spilih is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramer looks to clinch
and Spilih makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spilih.
An inside leg kick from Spilih misses.
Ramer shoots and misses
and Spilih counters by clinching up.
Spilih has had enough of the clinch but Ramer keeps him there for the moment.
Ramer wants to take the fight to the mat but Spilih manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilih avoiding damage as Ramer throws knees to the body.
Ramer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jake Ramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brook Spilih.
Ramer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spilih backwards.
Ramer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spilih avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilih pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spilih pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spilih pushes Ramer up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramer managing to block the knees to the body from Spilih.
Spilih pulls guard effortlessly.
Spilih has his feet on Ramer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ramer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spilih's waist but Spilih gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramer off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramer looks to clinch
and Spilih counters with a left and a right that stings Ramer.
Spilih shoots in and drives through. Ramer sprawls well.
Brook Spilih seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilih shoots in but Ramer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spilih swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spilih is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ramer checks a low kick from Spilih.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spilih misses with a head kick.
Ramer tries to clinch but Spilih moves out of range.
Spilih gets a clinch.
Spilih tries to pull guard but Ramer won't allow it.
Spilih using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramer trying to stall but Spilih improves his position.
Spilih ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Spilih no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Spilih working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramer.
Spilih has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ramer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ramer tries to clinch up but Spilih circles away and keeps his distance.
Spilih shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramer sprawls well. He's pushed Spilih's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spilih fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramer has managed to clinch.
Ramer is looking to control Spilih's arms but Spilih gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramer has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramer prevents Spilih from breaking the clinch.
Ramer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spilih has had enough of the clinch but Ramer keeps him there for the moment.
Spilih is trying to force a seperation but Ramer has the dominant position.
Ramer with a knee to the head.
Ramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spilih tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spilih blocks an uppercut.
Spilih stalling the fight.
Jake Ramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brook Spilih is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spilih blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brook Spilih comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spilih has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brook Spilih!
A relieved looking Brook Spilih thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derslaw Dzierzko (ranked 3719 p4p, 6898 weight class) and Augustus Second (ranked 133 p4p, 195 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derslaw Dzierzko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augustus Second!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzierzko has a takedown stuffed.
Second circles away from the clinch attempt.
Second let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Second tries to keep at a distance but Dzierzko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dzierzko wants a takedown.
Dzierzko managing to block the knees to the body from Second.
Dzierzko tries to pull guard but Second holds him up against the cage and eventually Dzierzko drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derslaw Dzierzko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzierzko is pushing Second up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dzierzko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzierzko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dzierzko tries to break the clinch but Second is controlling the position.
Dzierzko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Second keeps control of Dzierzko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dzierzko has Second pressed against the cage.
Dzierzko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Second pulls his leg out and moves away.
Second swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzierzko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dzierzko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dzierzko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dzierzko prevents Second from escaping the position.
Second sneaks out the side door and pushes Dzierzko away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dzierzko closes the distance and pushes Second back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Second is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dzierzko is defending well for now.
Second's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dzierzko has had enough of the clinch but Second keeps him there for the moment.
Dzierzko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Second smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzierzko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Second swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derslaw Dzierzko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dzierzko!
Second slaps away a takedown attempt from Dzierzko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dzierzko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Second misses.
Dzierzko moves in looking to clinch but Second pushes him off.
Dzierzko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Second paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Second now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Second blocks a head kick by Dzierzko.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dzierzko throws a series of punches but Second moves out of range.
We've been told by Dzierzko's head coaches at Magnus Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dzierzko is looking to clinch.
Second is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dzierzko with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzierzko is looking to clinch.
Dzierzko misses with a two punch combination.
Second let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dzierzko is breathing heavily.
Dzierzko tries to clinch there but Second circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Second misses.
Dzierzko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Second avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Second misses.
Dzierzko is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dzierzko tries to clinch up.
Dzierzko tries to close the distance and clinch but Second swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dzierzko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dzierzko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Second is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dzierzko with a body shot.
Dzierzko shoots in and drives through. Second sprawls well.
Dzierzko throws a sloppy head kick and Second moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derslaw Dzierzko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dzierzko clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Dzierzko.
Second trying to land knees to the body.
Dzierzko is looking to break free of the clinch but Second has double underhooks.
Dzierzko jumps into guard, dragging Second to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Second passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Dzierzko tries to get to full guard but Second has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Second decides to stand up.
Dzierzko wants to clinch.
Second doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzierzko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Second is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dzierzko with a body shot.
Dzierzko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Second now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dzierzko throws a head kick that misses.
Dzierzko tries to clinch up but Second circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzierzko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Second keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzierzko wants to clinch up but Second keeps it at a distance.
Dzierzko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Second appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dzierzko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dzierzko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzierzko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dzierzko tries to bum rush Second with a series of wild strikes but Second uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dzierzko rushes Second and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dzierzko is trying to pull guard but Second turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Second misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dzierzko.
Dzierzko misses with the head strike.
Dzierzko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dzierzko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dzierzko wants to break free but Second has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Second trying to land knees to the body.
Dzierzko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dzierzko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Second uses from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Second gets to his feet. Dzierzko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzierzko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzierzko fails with the takedown
and Second counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derslaw Dzierzko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dzierzko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dzierzko looks for the body kick but Second saw that one coming.
Second appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dzierzko wants to clinch up but Second keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzierzko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Second counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Dzierzko misses
and Second counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dzierzko thinking.
Dzierzko is looking to clinch but Second is avoiding it.
Second circles away from the clinch attempt.
Second is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dzierzko with a body shot.
Dzierzko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Second moves away.
Second appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dzierzko wants to clinch
and Second counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dzierzko tries to clinch but Second is having none of it.
Second now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dzierzko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzierzko wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Augustus Second will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dzierzko moves in looking to clinch but Second pushes him off.
Second appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dzierzko misses with a head kick.
Dzierzko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Second defends it nicely.
Second now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Second keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzierzko darts in trying to clinch
and Second counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Dzierzko.
Dzierzko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derslaw Dzierzko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dzierzko wants to clinch up but Second keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzierzko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Second swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzierzko tries a head kick but it misses.
Second doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dzierzko tries to bum rush Second with a series of wild strikes but Second uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dzierzko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Second circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dzierzko looks to land a combination but Second avoids it well.
Second doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dzierzko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Augustus Second seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Second swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzierzko.
A countering left hand to the body from Second misses.
Dzierzko tries to clinch up but Second circles away and keeps his distance.
Second keeps the fight on the outside.
Second doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzierzko is looking to clinch but Second is avoiding it.
Second appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dzierzko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Second doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dzierzko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzierzko tries to clinch up.
Second let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Second blocks a leg kick.
No luck for Dzierzko with that takedown attempt.
Second is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dzierzko with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derslaw Dzierzko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dzierzko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzierzko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Second circles away quickly and effectively.
Dzierzko fails with a takedown attempt.
Dzierzko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Second circles away quickly and effectively.
Dzierzko tries to clinch there but Second circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dzierzko.
Second doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dzierzko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Second is out of range and Dzierzko settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Second misses.
Second moves out of range as Dzierzko throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Dzierzko misses.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dzierzko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dzierzko tries to score with a low kick but Second moves his leg out of the way.
A countering left hand to the body from Second misses.
Second swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzierzko.
Dzierzko tries to close the distance and clinch but Second swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Second is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dzierzko with a body shot.
Dzierzko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Second releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dzierzko is looking to clinch but Second is avoiding it.
Dzierzko moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Second lands a good knee to the midsection. Dzierzko won't want to take too many of those.
Second crunches a lovely knee into Dzierzko's ribcage.
Dzierzko avoiding damage as Second throws knees to the body.
Dzierzko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dzierzko avoiding damage as Second throws knees to the body.
Dzierzko tries to land a knee to the head but Second blocks with his arms.
Second landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Second missing with knees to the body.
Second is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dzierzko is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Augustus Second.
I think Second has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Start (ranked 6908 p4p, 6706 weight class) and Levi Valli (ranked 607 p4p, 601 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Start!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Valli!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Start counters with a takedown into side control.
Valli is trying to control Start's posture but Start avoids it.
Valli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valli misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Start working away.
Valli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Start is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Start looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valli trying to control from the bottom.
Start with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Valli trying to control the position.
Start slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Start's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Start seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valli for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Start works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Valli is trying to control but can't.
Start is trying to control the action in half guard but Valli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valli gets back to full guard.
Start knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valli on the ground.
Valli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Start manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valli trying to control but Start is working from the bottom.
Valli drops back looking for a leg! Start is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Start manages to kick Valli off! Valli jumps back into Start's guard.
Start controls Valli momentarily but Valli frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valli won't allow Start to sweep him here.
Start working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valli.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Start holds on and takes a little breather.
Valli trying to control but Start is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valli looks to land a left hand but Start moved out of range nicely.
Valli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valli lands a nice looking body kick.
Start really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Start was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Start throws a body punch but Valli moves out of range.
Valli misses with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Start throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valli steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Start.
Valli tries to clinch up but Start circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Start catches Valli right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Start dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valli avoids a kick to the body.
Valli wants to counter with a clinch but Start pushes him away.
Start keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valli.
Start fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valli misses with a kick to the body.
Valli misses with a kick to the body.
It appears Start was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Valli misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Start throws out a loose jab but Valli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valli is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Valli tries to clinch but Start moves out of range.
Valli throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valli connects with a solid leg kick.
Start misses with a wild body shot.
Valli throws a lazy head kick
and Start counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Start slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Start avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Start is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Start has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Start advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Start passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valli!
Valli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valli is still trying to improve position.
Start wants to control but Valli has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Valli is looking to control Start's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valli avoid being mounted?
Start sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Start will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valli controls Start momentarily but Start frees himself.
Valli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Start advances position into side control!
The referee asks Start politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Start prefers to stall for the moment though.
Valli is trying to improve his position.
Valli being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valli sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew Start will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Start blocks a head kick by Valli.
Start is looking to counter punch.
Levi Valli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Start blocks a head kick by Valli.
Start fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valli just manages to avoid it.
Valli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Start cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Start throws a series of punches but Valli avoids them all with ease.
Valli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valli misses with a takedown attempt - Start sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Start looks to land a body kick but Valli moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Start. Valli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Start rushes Valli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Start turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Start is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Start wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valli keeps working.
Valli is looking for a sweep.
Start scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valli to see if he's OK.
Start wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valli keeps working.
Valli being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valli is looking to reverse the position.
Start looks up at the clock and then as Valli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Start smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Start wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valli, who protects the arm well.
Valli is letting Start control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Start trying to control the position but Valli is working away.
Valli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Start wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valli struggling a bit here.
Start remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Start working the ground and pound.
Matthew Start is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Start taking a breather here.
Valli trying to control but Start flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Start really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Valli.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levi Valli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Start is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Start showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Start, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Start!
Matthew Start bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fester Addams (ranked 6691 p4p, 6174 weight class) and Scott Dolton (ranked 189 p4p, 168 weight class). Fester Addams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Dolton!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dolton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dolton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dolton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dolton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Addams to see if he's OK.
Addams is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dolton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dolton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Addams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dolton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolton grinds an elbow into Addams's temple.
Addams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dolton on the ground.
Dolton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Addams is letting Dolton control him for a moment.
Dolton is putting a hurting on Addams here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dolton working the body and head with strikes.
Dolton working away.
You can see the frustration on Addams's face as Dolton controls the position.
Let's hope that Dolton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Dolton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams is trying to improve his position.
Addams has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The referee asks Dolton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dolton prefers to stall for the moment though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dolton has eaten all the pies!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Addams jabs Dolton right on the nose. Dolton blinks but takes it well.
Dolton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Addams sprawls well initially but Dolton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dolton lands with some strikes.
Dolton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dolton scoring with strikes but Addams is staying in there.
Dolton controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolton with good strikes from the mount here!
Dolton with good strikes from the mount here!
Addams is trying to escape the mount.
Dolton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Addams is working hard here to advance position.
Dolton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Addams is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've been informed that Dolton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee warns Addams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
 Addams is rocked!
Dolton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Addams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dolton content just to control the position here.
Dolton softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Addams is out cold! Dolton jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Dolton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesperro Knudsen (ranked 6840 p4p, 5956 weight class) and Tyron Scott (ranked 192 p4p, 164 weight class). Jesperro Knudsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesperro Knudsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Scott!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knudsen.
Scott with the counter takedown but Knudsen avoids it easily.
Knudsen darts in trying to clinch
and Scott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Scott lands a couple of digs.
Knudsen looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knudsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knudsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsen is keen to just control but Scott is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knudsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knudsen is keen to just control but Scott is a slippery customer.
Scott looks like he's trying to stand up.
Knudsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knudsen.
Knudsen stops Scott from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knudsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knudsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scott is trying to stand.
Knudsen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Knudsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scott as he jumps to the side.
Knudsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knudsen has one foot on Scott's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen goes for a double leg but Scott avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Scott continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesperro Knudsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knudsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knudsen is trying to stall.
Scott gets underhooks to prevent Knudsen's takedown attempt.
Knudsen is breathing heavily.
Scott gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Scott.
Scott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knudsen is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knudsen has hold of Scott's hands but Scott slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott working Knudsen over with strikes.
Scott is nestled in close to Knudsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Scott there.
Knudsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Scott scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knudsen trying to control here.
Scott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Scott.
Scott winds up and cracks Knudsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knudsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Scott scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knudsen taking some punishment here, with Scott in his half guard.
Scott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Scott slips a nice elbow through Knudsen's hands, connecting with Knudsen's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knudsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knudsen's guard.
Knudsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
Knudsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Scott wants to control from the top but Knudsen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knudsen's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott trying to control but Knudsen is working from the bottom.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knudsen's head.
Scott works over Knudsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Scott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knudsen's head.
Scott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tyron Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott lands a couple of digs.
Scott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Scott postures up and lands a big shot to Knudsen's brow.
Knudsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott controls from within his opponent's guard.
Scott landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knudsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knudsen's head.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scott landing some decent shots from guard.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knudsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scott scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Scott is working Knudsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scott chips away with some ground and pound.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knudsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knudsen's head.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scott controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott chips away with some ground and pound.
Scott works over Knudsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
Knudsen is rocked!
Scott lands a couple of elbows.
We've been informed that Scott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scott stands up over Knudsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott lands a couple of elbows.
Scott connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Knudsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knudsen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scott counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Knudsen is in trouble here! Scott pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Tyron Scott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hayles (ranked 4009 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Ron Swanson (ranked 488 p4p, 458 weight class). Jay Hayles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Hayles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayles clinches with his opponent.
Swanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hayles lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hayles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayles trying to mount his opponent but Swanson defends it.
Hayles is working hard here to advance position.
Hayles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hayles turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hayles manages to end up in side control.
Hayles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hayles controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayles is trying to get an arm triangle but Swanson is defending well.
Swanson is not content to let Hayles control the position.
Hayles tries to stand but Swanson is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Swanson being controlled for a moment.
Hayles tries to stand but Swanson is controlling his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hayles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Swanson dodges the punch combination from Hayles.
Swanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayles moves into the clinch.
Hayles gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hayles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've been informed that Swanson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swanson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay Hayles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hayles pushes Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayles has Swanson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hayles pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Swanson tumbling to the mat - Hayles dives into Swanson's guard.
Hayles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swanson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hayles continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Swanson is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hayles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayles throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Hayles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hayles dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayles drops Swanson with a beautiful combination! Swanson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hayles is looking for the KO!
 Swanson is rocked!
 It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
Hayles lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Swanson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hayles dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Hayles!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stevens (ranked 3045 p4p, 2594 weight class) and Chito Jacare Salazar (ranked 327 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chito Jacare Salazar enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chito Jacare Salazar !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar gets the takedown into side control.
Salazar looks up at the clock and then as Stevens takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Salazar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stevens is looking for a sweep.
Salazar controls the position.
Stevens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Salazar working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face as Salazar controls the position.
Stevens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stevens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Salazar connects with a decent elbow.
Salazar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Salazar connects with a decent elbow.
Salazar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stevens!
Salazar lands a nice shot to the head.
Salazar prevents Stevens from getting the reversal.
Salazar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stevens is rocked!
A big strike lands for Salazar ! That's really hurt Stevens and he's turned his back - Salazar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Salazar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chito Jacare Salazar !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Henriksen (ranked 1617 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Connor Royale (ranked 234 p4p, 325 weight class). Henriksen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is OST Vikings - If I Had a Heart. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170
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170
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl Henriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Royale!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henriksen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Royale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Royale.
Connor Royale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henriksen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Royale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Royale.
Royale misses with a hook. Henriksen ducked under it nicely.
Henriksen dodges the punch combination from Royale.
Royale throws a shot from downtown. Henriksen moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royale misses with a body kick.
Henriksen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Royale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henriksen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Royale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henriksen counters with a three punch combo that has Royale backing up. Royale nods at Henriksen to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Royale.
Royale is looking to chop away at Henriksen's legs.
Royale throws a combination that misses
and Henriksen counters with a body kick.
Royale tries a low kick but Henriksen avoids it.
Henriksen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Royale misses with a leg kick
and Henriksen counters with a three punch combo that has Royale backing up. Royale nods at Henriksen to acknowledge the strikes.
We've been told by Henriksen's head coaches at Underground Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Royale misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Henriksen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henriksen is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Henriksen.
Royale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Royale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen lands the left hand.
Royale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henriksen moves away.
Henriksen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Henriksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royale.
Royale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royale throws a leg kick but Henriksen sees it coming and moves out of range.
It appears Henriksen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Royale wants to land a leg kick but Henriksen is out of range.
Henriksen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Royale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henriksen. That did some damage!
Royale throws a lazy head kick
and Henriksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriksen throws the kick towards the body but Royale avoids it.
A head kick misses from Henriksen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale throws a right hand that Henriksen ducks under and follows up with a left that Henriksen also avoids with ease.
Royale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royale misses with a lunging right hand
and Royale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Royale swinging wildly here.
Royale misses with a double jab
and Henriksen counters with a body kick.
Henriksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royale ducks under a wild hook from Henriksen.
A combination from Royale does no damage.
Royale throws a sloppy head kick and Henriksen moves out of range easily.
Henriksen throws a wild body kick that Royale sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen slips under a jab from Royale.
Henriksen misses with a straight right.
Henriksen throws out a loose jab but Royale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriksen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henriksen throws a right hand that Royale ducks under and follows up with a left that Royale also avoids with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Henriksen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriksen staying out of range there.
Royale misses with a hook to the body
and Henriksen counters with a straight right hand.
Royale moves out of range as Henriksen strikes.
Royale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Royale tries to land a body kick
and Henriksen counters with a stiff right hand.
Royale slips a jab from Henriksen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Connor Royale will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Henriksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henriksen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Royale misses.
Henriksen lands with a cross.
Henriksen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Royale takes a kick to the side of the head.
Royale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royale swinging wildly here.
Henriksen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royale connects with a leg kick.
Royale blocks a head kick by Henriksen.
Royale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Royale scores with a nice body kick.
Henriksen looks for the body kick but Royale saw that one coming.
Royale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Royale throws a jab but it's blocked by Henriksen.
Royale just misses with a punch to the body.
Royale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henriksen throwing a counter right hand but Royale manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Royale.
Royale lands a nice hook to Henriksen's body. Henriksen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Royale throws a sloppy head kick and Henriksen moves out of range easily.
Henriksen scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale throws a sloppy head kick and Henriksen moves out of range easily.
It appears Henriksen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Royale throws a nice looking combination but Henriksen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Henriksen misses the target.
Henriksen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Royale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henriksen circles away quickly and effectively.
Henriksen throws a hook to the side of Royale's head but Royale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Royale throws out a counter right but Henriksen avoids it with no problem.
Henriksen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royale unleashes a big counter combination but Henriksen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henriksen scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Henriksen.
Henriksen cracks Royale with an open hand slap.
Royale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Royale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Royale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henriksen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body kick from Royale.
Royale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henriksen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henriksen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henriksen is looking to counter punch.
Royale misses the body punch
enabling Henriksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henriksen.
Royale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Royale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Henriksen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Royale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henriksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henriksen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henriksen duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriksen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henriksen avoids the body shot from Royale.
Henriksen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Royale moves out of range as Henriksen strikes.
Henriksen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Royale unleashes a big counter combination but Henriksen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Royale takes one to the side of the head.
Henriksen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Royale if he has to take too many more of those.
Henriksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Royale swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Henriksen misses the target.
Royale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henriksen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karl Henriksen is winning the standup battle so far.
Royale misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Henriksen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Henriksen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Royale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henriksen throws a sloppy head kick and Royale moves out of range easily.
Royale fails to land with a series of punches.
Royale scores with a nice strike.
Royale throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Henriksen counter with a right hand.
Royale throws out a leg kick but Henriksen moves out of range and Royale only half commits.
Royale misses with a body shot
and Henriksen counters with a nice body kick.
Royale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henriksen.
Henriksen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Royale avoids it.
Henriksen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royale.
Royale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henriksen rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Royale does no damage.
Henriksen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connor Royale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen scores with a kick to the body.
Royale throws a combination that misses
and Henriksen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henriksen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Royale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henriksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royale throws a sloppy head kick and Henriksen moves out of range easily.
Henriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Royale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henriksen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Royale avoids it.
Royale looks to score with a jab to the body but Henriksen is just out of range.
Donk. Henriksen catches Royale right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royale. Henriksen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royale lunges at Henriksen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henriksen's hand.
Henriksen misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Royale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royale throws a hook but Henriksen avoids it easily.
Henriksen throws a big shot that misses.
Royale misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Henriksen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Royale misses with a combination
and Henriksen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henriksen connects with a crisp jab.
Henriksen throws a one two combo.
Royale is rocked!
Henriksen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Royale is still on wobbly legs! Can Henriksen finish him?
Royale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Royale is aggressively charging in as Henriksen backs up avoiding any damage. Henriksen tosses out a jab and Royale runs right into it face first! Royale is out cold! Henriksen dropped down on all fours and is barking in Royale's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Henriksen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Karl Henriksen waved his t-shirt featuring Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby Vertongen (ranked 1496 p4p, 1076 weight class) and Grant Dukes (ranked 175 p4p, 127 weight class). Toby Vertongen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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157
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Vertongen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Dukes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vertongen feints and then cracks Dukes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dukes down.
Dukes looks for a takedown but Vertongen sprawls well.
Vertongen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vertongen throws a leg kick
and Dukes counters with a straight right hand.
Dukes misses the shot to the body.
Dukes digs a good body shot into Vertongen's ribs.
Dukes slips a straight right by Vertongen.
Dukes throws out a loose jab but Vertongen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Vertongen misses its target.
Dukes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Vertongen catches Dukes right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dukes. Vertongen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukes avoids the head kick by Vertongen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vertongen. Dukes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukes misses with a lunging right hand
and Vertongen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dukes has hold of Vertongen's hands but Vertongen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vertongen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vertongen wants to control but Dukes is keeping him busy.
Dukes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vertongen pulls his head out easily.
Dukes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dukes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vertongen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Vertongen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dukes is looking for a triangle but Vertongen pushes his legs off easily.
Dukes has an active guard here but Vertongen has managed to pass into half guard.
Dukes wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vertongen lands a nice short elbow.
Vertongen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dukes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dukes.
Dukes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vertongen postures up in Dukes's guard and throws a big left but Dukes blocks it.
Vertongen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vertongen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dukes is rocked!
Vertongen working some strikes from top position.
Dukes is still in real trouble! Can Vertongen finish him?
Vertongen gets to his feet and stands over Dukes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dukes felt that one! Vertongen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dukes from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby Vertongen!
After the fight, Toby Vertongen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 1786 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 249 p4p, 233 weight class). Trage Tragedy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Mises misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Tragedy misses.
Von Mises throws a leg kick that misses.
Von Mises checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Von Mises wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Mises blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Von Mises keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tragedy.
As Tragedy backs away, Von Mises returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tragedy slips under a jab.
Tragedy misses with a looping left.
Tragedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Mises swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Mises looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Von Mises misses
and Tragedy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Von Mises's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises connects with a solid leg kick.
Tragedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tragedy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good leg kick by Von Mises.
Von Mises swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tragedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises avoids the body shot from Tragedy.
Von Mises appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tragedy throws a big shot that misses.
Von Mises dips to his left and cracks Tragedy with an uppercut!
Tragedy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Von Mises lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tragedy's sensitive parts.
Von Mises throws a wild body kick that Tragedy sees coming a mile off.
Tragedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Mises. Von Mises obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Mises tries to land a front kick but Tragedy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tragedy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Von Mises takes a swing at Tragedy's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tragedy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tragedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Mises. Von Mises obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Mises steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tragedy. That one must have hurt.
Von Mises slips under a jab from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Mises.
It appears Von Mises was looking to counter with a kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Mises avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Von Mises is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Von Mises catches Tragedy right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Von Mises uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tragedy.
Von Mises moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A low kick from Von Mises misses
and Tragedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Mises thumps Tragedy with a low kick.
Tragedy lands with a cross.
Tragedy tries to clinch but Von Mises is having none of it.
Tragedy slips a straight right by Von Mises.
Von Mises backing away here, and Tragedy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Tragedy.
Tragedy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Von Mises is rocked!
Von Mises scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Von Mises is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Mises throws a body kick that misses
and Tragedy counters with an inside leg kick.
Von Mises jabs Tragedy right on the nose. Tragedy blinks but takes it well.
Von Mises seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises looks for the body kick but Tragedy saw that one coming.
Von Mises cracks Tragedy with a good jab.
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Mises connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tragedy throws a hook to the side of Von Mises's head but Von Mises sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tragedy checks a low kick from Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a hook to the body
and Tragedy counters with a nice body kick.
Tragedy throws a push kick but Von Mises slaps the foot to one side.
Tragedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Mises manages to avoid it.
It looked like Von Mises wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy instigates a clinch.
Tragedy tries to stall but Von Mises uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tragedy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Von Mises lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Mises tries to work over Tragedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises tries to pull guard but Tragedy won't allow it.
Von Mises fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Von Mises managing to block the knees to the body from Tragedy.
Tragedy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Von Mises is keeping busy.
Von Mises fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Von Mises. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Mises tries to pull guard but Tragedy won't allow it.
Von Mises tries to pull guard but Tragedy holds him up against the cage and eventually Von Mises drops back down to his feet.
Von Mises jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tragedy trying to control but Von Mises is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tragedy tries to stand but Von Mises is controlling from the bottom.
Tragedy trying to control but Von Mises is working from the bottom.
Von Mises looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tragedy passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trage Tragedy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Von Mises lands a body shot.
Tragedy looks to throw the jab but Von Mises is out of range.
A jab from Von Mises misses.
Von Mises bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Mises swings for the body but Tragedy moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Mises. That's going to slow Tragedy down.
Von Mises throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ludwig Von Mises seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Mises.
Tragedy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Von Mises cracks Tragedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tragedy misses with a body kick.
Von Mises swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy takes the fight into the clinch.
Von Mises jumps guard but Tragedy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tragedy tries to work over Von Mises's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Mises tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Mises successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Mises not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Mises looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Mises escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tragedy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tragedy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tragedy working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises looking for subs off his back but Tragedy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Von Mises is pressing down on Tragedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tragedy stands up over Von Mises, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Mises utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tragedy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Von Mises working for a triangle but Tragedy defends it easily.
Tragedy wants to pass the guard but Von Mises is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises wants to sweep here but Tragedy controlling him for the moment.
Von Mises is trying to control the position but Tragedy postures up.
Tragedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Tragedy landing with the ground and pound.
Tragedy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Von Mises has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tragedy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Von Mises.
Tragedy working the ground and pound.
Tragedy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Von Mises to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tragedy misses.
Tragedy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Mises checks it well.
Tragedy throws an off balance right hand
and Von Mises counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tragedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tragedy blocks a head kick by Von Mises.
Tragedy misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Mises. Tragedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ludwig Von Mises is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Mises looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Mises throws a chopping leg kick but Tragedy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Mises.
Tragedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tragedy looks to land a right hand but Von Mises moved out of range.
Tragedy throws a push kick but Von Mises slaps the foot to one side.
Tragedy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Von Mises connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ludwig Von Mises will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tragedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Mises.
Tragedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Mises connects with a looping right hand.
Tragedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Mises lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tragedy misses with a straight right.
Tragedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Von Mises was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tragedy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tragedy with a jab.
A left lands for Von Mises.
Von Mises throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Von Mises fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tragedy is out of range.
Tragedy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A cross from Tragedy lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tragedy misses with a body punch
and Von Mises counters with a nice leg kick.
Von Mises fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tragedy manages to avoid it.
Von Mises tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tragedy is able to avoid easily.
Von Mises connects with a looping right hand.
Von Mises misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tragedy.
A nice leg kick from Tragedy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tragedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Mises swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Mises tries to work over Tragedy's front leg with a kick but Tragedy checks it.
Tragedy throws a sloppy head kick and Von Mises moves out of range easily.
Von Mises appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Von Mises.
Tragedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Tragedy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Mises counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tragedy checks it well.
Von Mises throws a sloppy head kick and Tragedy moves out of range easily.
Tragedy throws out a counter right but Von Mises avoids it with no problem.
Von Mises throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tragedy misses.
Nice body punch from Von Mises.
Von Mises staying out of range there.
Von Mises throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tragedy to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Mises moves out of range of the leg kick from Tragedy.
Tragedy lands with a right hand.
Tragedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tragedy throws a right and a left that Von Mises avoids nicely.
Von Mises connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Mises lands a nice looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Von Mises scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tragedy blocks the body kick.
Von Mises avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tragedy misses with a straight left.
Tragedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tragedy jabs Von Mises to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tragedy clinches.
Von Mises pulls guard.
Von Mises has his foot on Tragedy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tragedy works his way back into a safe position though.
Tragedy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Mises looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tragedy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises is looking for a sweep.
Tragedy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Von Mises sneaks back into half guard.
Tragedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Mises defending well though.
Von Mises looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Von Mises looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tragedy is nestled in close to Von Mises, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Mises looking for submissions off his back.
Von Mises trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ludwig Von Mises.
I think Von Mises has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwig Von Mises!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ludwig Von Mises thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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